Monthly Word

Jer 29:4-6 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all ... whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit. Take wives and beget sons and daughters ... that you may…

2Co 7:1b ... perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Christians face two opposite mistakes with regards to their spiritual life. One is to assume that since Christ has done everything on the cross, I don’t have to take any responsibility for my life. The other is to assume that…

Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the LORD, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you. (Hos 10:12) Hosea is a book that contains many warnings to both Israel and Judah about their sinful ways. It also contains…

After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished ... said, "I thirst!" ... So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. (Joh 19:28-30) The cross was the place where Jesus fully and completely identified…

The bible is always concerned that we do not forget our mortality. It is not the concern of the writers to cause us fear or worry our future, but rather that we put our focus on the God who can redeem us. Psalm 49, among many other passages, contrasts those…

In his book, 'The root of the righteous', the famous Christian AW Tozer, wrote “A real Christian is an odd number, anyway.” He goes on to list some reasons for this in the book and you can find the details on the internet here*. In addition to all the ways…

For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. (Heb 4:15) As Christians, it is easy for us to forget the true significance of the Christmas story. We rightly remember the wonderful work…

Repentance is the first recorded word spoken by both John the Baptist, and the Lord at the beginning of their ministries. It is the first instruction given by Peter on the day of Pentecost in answer to the question, “What shall we do?” With these testimonies, it must be clear…

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You will know them by their fruits ... every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. Mat 7:16a, 17b The type of fruit that a fruit tree will bear is inevitable; it will only produce the fruit belonging to that type of tree. We have…